WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the

Senate Commerce ​Committee said Thursday ‌the brief shutdown of El

Paso ⁠airport by the Federal ⁠Aviation Administration because ‌of

safety ‌concerns posed by the use ​of a ‌military laser-based

anti-drone system was unacceptable.

The FAA ​said late ​Tuesday ‌it was shutting down the airport

for 10 days ⁠after the Pentagon ⁠had vowed to move ahead without

completing a safety analysis, only ⁠to ‌reverse course early

Wednesday ‌and lift the ⁠shutdown after about eight hours.

"We have a real problem of coordination between DOD and

FAA, so we ​need to resolve that," Senator Maria Cantwell ​said at

a ‌hearing.

(Reporting by David ​Shepardson)